Alpine Rock-Cress vs Pitch canker

Arabis alpina compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Arabis	Fusarium
Species	Arabis alpina	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Pitch canker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Rock-Cress

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.

Alpine Rock-Cress

The Alpine Rock-Cress (Arabis alpina) is a species in the genus Arabis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States